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Government landscaping and lawn care contracts

Grounds maintenance, mowing, tree work and landscaping for federal buildings, cemeteries, parks, dams and bases are bought under NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services. The work is often seasonal and recurring, with option years.

Here are the landscaping contracts open right now, who buys them, and what you need to bid.

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What to know before you bid

Wage rates are set for you

Service contracts over $2,500 fall under the Service Contract Act, so you must pay at least the wage rates in the contract's wage determination, which is published on SAM.gov. Price your bid from those rates, not your usual ones.

Read the schedule and acreage

Grounds solicitations usually list acreage, mowing cycles and seasons. Build your price from the number of cycles and the equipment each site needs, and check whether snow removal or irrigation is included.

Look for set-asides

Check the set-aside type on each notice. Many are reserved for small businesses, and some for 8(a), HUBZone, women-owned or veteran-owned firms. The breakdown for open landscaping notices is below.

NAICS codes for landscaping and lawn care contracts

Each notice carries one NAICS code, and its SBA size standard decides who counts as small. These are the codes on open landscaping and lawn care notices right now:

CodeIndustrySBA size standardOpen now
561730Landscaping Services$9.5 million receipts47

Who buys landscaping and lawn care services

Open notices right now come from Department of Veterans Affairs (20), Dept of Defense (15), Department of the Interior (5), Department of Transportation (3), Department of Agriculture (2) and Department of State (2).

Where the work is

The most open landscaping and lawn care contracts by place of performance are in California, North Carolina and New Mexico. Federal contracts are posted nationwide on SAM.gov; state and local government bids are on each state's own procurement site instead.

  • California: 8 open
  • North Carolina: 3 open
  • New Mexico: 2 open
  • Arkansas: 2 open
  • Alaska: 2 open
  • Michigan: 1 open
  • Montana: 1 open
  • New Hampshire: 1 open

Set-asides on open landscaping and lawn care contracts

  • Total small business set-aside: 20
  • Service-disabled veteran-owned set-aside: 19
  • No set-aside (full and open): 7
  • Service-disabled veteran-owned sole source: 1

See which you may qualify for with the free SBA certification screener, or read set-aside contracts, explained.

Frequently asked questions

Are there government contracts for landscaping and lawn care businesses?

Yes. 47 federal landscaping and lawn care contract opportunities are open on SAM.gov right now.

What NAICS code is used for government landscaping contracts?

NAICS 561730, Landscaping Services. It covers lawn care, mowing, grounds maintenance, tree and shrub services and landscape installation.

How do I bid on government landscaping and lawn care contracts?

Register your business on SAM.gov (it's free), choose the NAICS codes for your work, then search open notices and respond by each one's deadline, following its instructions. Free help is available from APEX Accelerators.

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FedReady is an independent company, not affiliated with SAM.gov or any government agency. Open-contract counts come from SAM.gov and update daily; spending figures come from USAspending.gov.